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    VERDINE WHITE

    Oct 12, 2021 4 minutes
    Photograph: Emma McIntyre
    “My bass playing isn’t as egomaniacal as it once was!”

    There’s no arguing with Verdine White. Now 70, but with the energy of a bassist half his age, he’s seen it all. Back in 2004, we asked him about his bass philosophy, and specifically about funk, and he went into a friendly diatribe about how important it is to get the feel right, as well as the evils of picks, the usefulness of a classical education, and a highly unlikely influence from the north-west of England.

    What is the essence of funk for a bassist?

    You just feel it. The key is to try

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